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Re: Multiple blowouts in short time
Thanks Schlep1967 for your input also. Yeah the G rated tires have a max inflation of 110 psi. The tire shop said to run them at 90 and they'd be fine with the weight of the trailer. I did not realize the max pressure was on the inside rim, I'll check that this weekend. I am aware not to put them too high or you could collapse the rim. Problem is, every time I get a blow out, I'm at the mercy of the nearest shop around. We do have new metal valve stems on these tires and I'll be making sure we go that route from now on (they also look better). I completely agree (now that I know better) the first set should be been replaced when we bought the trailer. This is our first purchase on our own after camping for years growing up. Learned a ton and still love it, just tired of the blowout anxiety for long trips!314Views0likes0CommentsRe: Multiple blowouts in short time
Thanks guys for all the suggestions thus far. So yes this set we've just installed I told the guys to balance. I've always been told at the tire shops to not worry about balancing but this time I told them to do it anyhow. I've weighed the trailer when I first registered it in Texas but that was only front and rear, not side to side. I'll check the equalizer links and alignment. We've checked the heat on the tires as it rolls through them on a constant basis and even on a hot Texas day when one blew last, the tire temp was in the low 110's while underway. It would only get higher than that when we'd stop for a break, then they'd get to about 120. The air temp was registering about 103 at the time. I like the spotter/go pro idea. Thanks!287Views0likes0CommentsMultiple blowouts in short time
Hoping to get some feedback from others who've dealt with the multiple blowout issues. We've had many tire issues in the 3 1/2 years of owning our 5th wheel. We bought the 2013 trailer in Florida in February 2017. Pulling home to Houston, TX, we had 3 blowouts in one day under tow (original tires so I can understand this). The first blowout got both driver side tires at the same time. Replaced roadside with Goodyear Marathons 235/80 R16 E. A few hours after getting back on the road, passenger rear tire blew 30 minutes from our destination for the night. Replaced with spare, got to where we needed to go. Next day, I replaced both passenger side tires with the same Marathons. Those tires lasted a little over two years until memorial day weekend 2019. Driving from Houston to west of Fort Worth (Lake Mineral Wells), I had driver side rear tire blow, changed it and back on the road, hour later passenger front tire blew. Got four new tires at the only place I could find, MasterTrack UN 203 235/80 R16 F rated this time. These lasted until July of this year when driving from Houston to Tyler, Tx when I had a rear driver side blow out again. Put on the spare and as soon as we pulled into the park, the driver side front had a rubber valve stem blow out. Replaced all tires yet again with 235/80 R16 but a G rated tire this time at the suggestion of the tire shop. I don't remember the brand. Recently I went to my local RV shop, they said we need to replace all of our hubs and bearings and that should solve our problem. We have TPMS and never experienced any issues with tire pressure or temperature so I'm hesitant to spend a few hundred dollars if not necessarily going to resolve our issue. Hoping to get some feedback from others that may have had similar issues. I'm sure we'll hear that we need to go buy Goodyear Endurance or another brand, but we just spent roughly $1000 on these replacing them and getting a second spare. Having this many issues in this short of a time, I'm thinking there is something more at play. The trailer probably only has roughly 5000 miles on it since manufacture as the original owners never towed it more than 5 miles a year (snowbirds from Canada storing it near their campground in Florida). Thanks in advance! Steve9.6KViews0likes36Comments
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